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connective vs subordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction vs connective

connective and subordinating conjunction both are nouns.

connective is an adjective but subordinating conjunction is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
connective Yes Yes No No
subordinating conjunction Yes No No No
As nouns, subordinating conjunction is a hyponym of connective; that is, subordinating conjunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than connective:
  • connective: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  • subordinating conjunction: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
Other hyponyms of connective include coordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction.
connective (noun) subordinating conjunction (noun)
an instrumentality that connects a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
connective (adjective) subordinating conjunction (adjective)
connecting or tending to connect
Difference between connective and subordinating conjunction

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